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25.05 / 16:25

Progressive JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan pledged $30bn to racial equity efforts but where’s the progress?

JPMorgan Chase made the biggest racial-equity commitment of any US company in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder in May of 2020, promising to spend $30bn over five years to close the wealth gap for communities of colour. The bank now says it has made substantial progress — while some critics say it hasn't gone far enough.

25.05 / 14:15

Citi Stocks market UBS Senior Black banker from East London on the myth of meritocracy and how Black Lives Matter helped him

Gb Ladipo is a director in the growth capital solutions unit at City investment bank Numis. He has previously worked in M&A roles at Nomura, boutique Hawkpoint and UBS. Two years on from the murder of George Floyd, he tells Financial News about his experiences as a still rare example of a Black investment banker in London

25.05 / 02:33

UPS Booking Man Fighting Wall Street tales from a Black trader: ‘We felt that every set of eyes on the trading floor was focused on us’

J Derek Penn is one of Wall Street’s veteran traders. He also happens to be one of the first few Black traders that managed to clinch a job ‘on the street’ and make his way through the financial crisis, and round the trading floors of Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers. Two years on from George Floyd’s murder, excerpts from his book, Diary of a Black Man on Wall Street, reflect how his fight for success ended up representing a battle on behalf of Black people

25.05 / 02:05

Citi Stocks market UBS Senior Black banker from East London on the myth of meritocracy and how Black Lives Matter helped him

11.05 / 16:05

UPS Man Does Wall Street have a diversity problem?

With two weeks to go before the second anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, which triggered a tremendous outpouring of grief and a resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement across the world, the finance sector is still coming to terms with its own diversity issues.

22.04 / 17:49

Software COVID-19 Pandemic How Raleigh Rallied From the Covid-19 Pandemic

RALEIGH, N.C.—On a Monday morning, employees arrive at Raleigh software firm Pendo and grab coffee at a company-provided bar staffed with baristas. Later, at lunch, Pendo sends them down the street with $15 vouchers to spend at a local food hall, where they can throw axes for fun while ordering lobster, tacos or fish and chips.

03.03 / 19:07

Citi inequality Why this Ex-Goldman banker pivoted his startup from sport to racial inequality

“Wow, where to begin?”

03.03 / 03:19

Citi How an ex-Goldman banker set out to tackle racial inequity in the City and beyond

“Wow, where to begin?”

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